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Discursive Representation of Identity in The Second Dog War
Dr. Shokooh Alsadat Hosseini, Ms Zahra Mahmodabadi,
Volume 2, Issue 1 (Fall and winter 2021)
Abstract
Identity is the most challenging subject in the modern world due to the flood of technology in the second half of the twentieth century, coupled with other post-modernist phenomena which have impacted our lives. Ibrahim Nasrollah, the renowned Palestinian author, in a novel titled: Harb al-Kalb al-Thaniah (The Second Dog War) has addressed this challenge through literature. In this novel, he has depicted the future of human life through an imaginary world, using magical realism. The basic concept of the novel is “Simulation”. This phenomenon enters the world of the story and spreads among the people. Day by day the people become more and more like each other and step by step, the fraudulence, violence and conflict in society increase and begin to take over. Through magic realism and using the descriptive –analytical approach to the novel, this paper seeks to study this process as an individual action leads to great human disaster.

Psychological analysis of the character of toward people in the novel by Bin al-Qasserin (Palace Walk): A case study of "Amina"
Zohre Davari, Ali Asghar Habibi, Abdolbaset Arab Yousefabadi,
Volume 4, Issue 1 (Autumn&Winter 2022)
Abstract
Today, psychological criticism is one of the important approaches of literary criticism. Psychological criticism is one of the important approaches in literary criticism. Karen Horney was one of Freud's students who despite being influenced by him, critiqued some of his theories. In "fundamental conflict" theory, Horney stated that mental illnesses are the consequence of violent and abnormal relationships of people with children. Therefore, according to Horne's theory, childhood is the most influential factor in the formation of personality types (the need for affection and approval; the need for social recognition, etc.), which has been widely used in literary analyses. In Naguib Mahfouz’s Palace Walk many characters suffer from internal conflicts which can by analyzed based on Horney’s ideas. Drawing on a descriptive-analytical framework, this study attempts to examine different psychological dimensions of one of the two main characters in Palace Walk. The study finds that Amina is an exemplar of affection-seeking personality as she bursts with submission and low self-confidence.
 

Manifestations of the components of social capital (norm) in the novel " Sayyidat al-Qamar"
Somayyah Yavari, Hassan Majidi, Hossein Shamsabadi, Hossein Qodrati, Mahdi Khorrami,
Volume 4, Issue 4 (12-2022)
Abstract 
As various fields of knowledge develop, interdisciplinary studies become more prominent. During the recent five decades, the concept of social capital has drawn high attention in humanities including literature studies. Literature like a mirror reflects the characteristics of social relationships among individuals in a society. The purpose of this research is to reveal the manifestations of social capital in the novel " Sayyidat al-Qamar" written by "Jokha Al-Harithi", a contemporary Omani writer who was born in Oman in 1978, and his novel won the "Man Booker" international prize in 2019. The focus of the novel " Sayyidat al-Qamar" is the life of three sisters, their families, and social changes in Oman. This research was conducted based on the descriptive-analytical method using the content analysis method. Findings indicated that almost all the components of social capital as norms were found in the text. Furthermore, some norm indicators such as cooperation and social support had higher frequency compared to other indicators.

Sociological Analysis of Emotions Affecting Salient Identity Based on Stryker's Theory (Case Study: The Protagonist in the Novel Vatan Men Zujaj (Homeland of the Glass))
Elham Ghorbani, Abbas Arab, Marziyeh Abad,
Volume 4, Issue 4 (12-2022)
Abstract
Identity, in the sense of who one is, defines a person's dialectical relationship with the outside world, and is regarded as an example of the quality of people's behavior in society. Among the sociologists, Sheldon Stryker has linked identity with emotions and believes that among the identities formed in a person, an identity that she/he experiences extreme positive or negative emotions in relation to the roles, people and social situations aligned with it, becomes a salient identity. Considering that narrative literature has a wide scope in reflecting social identity; the novel Vatan Men Zujaj "Homeland of the Glass" written by Yasmina Saleh, an Algerian author, focuses on identity questions that occur in the form of multiple social roles, and portrays an intertwined series of influences of Algerian society on the protagonist's choice of identity. The present research uses content analysis and text-oriented reading based on Stryker's theory to examine the social structure of the target society and the emotions generated from it, which play a role in salience of identity. The findings of the study indicate that the protagonist of the story has achieved common emotional meanings through effective communication with the educated stratum of the society such as his schoolteacher, experience of university environment, and communication with journalist colleagues who have increased his scope of social awareness. This has also led to his commitment to collective groups and his inclination to social roles including journalism, which is in line with his salient identity as "social police". Also, the numerous situations that have been effective in reproducing the emotions of the protagonist are qualitatively noticeable in the canonization of identity.
 

Polyphonic Effects in Rabee Jaber’s Confessions
Abdulbasit Arab Yousefabadi, Fatemeh Piri ,
Volume 5, Issue 4 (6-2024)
Abstract
Narrative analysis play a pivotal role in modern and postmodern literary studies. Within this literary periods, the traditional and historical mode of narrative analysis are replaced with new one whereby it distanced itself from monophonic and linear narratives. This mode of narrative not only dispensed with coherent narratives and grand narratives but also blurred the boundaries between personal pronouns as the result of which the “self” mode of narration is replaced by the “other” mode of narration. Literary critics call this mode of narration “polyphonic”. Considering the significance of this mode of narration, this research examines different dimensions of polyphony in Rabee Jaber’s novels. In Confessions (2007), he utilized polyphony in such a way that most of the characters play an important role in the narration of the events of the story and the narrator does not control other characters. This research finds that polyphony in this novel is observable through multiple points of view, multiple characters, and the presentation of social and political issues from different angles. This multiplicity/diversity reinforces the storyline and provides new perspectives on the realities of the Arab world, as well as the use of multiple verbal styles in presenting the characters of the narrative. In this novel, Rabee Jaber does not narrate his confessions to the audience; rather it is a narration of him by others.

Exploring Identity in Arabic and Persian Young Adult Novel Based on Erik Erikson's Theory (Case Study: Cappuccino and Call Me Ziba)
Elham Khademi, Marzie Abad, Mohammad Javad Mahdavi, Mahdi Kermani,
Volume 6, Issue 3 (6-1983)
Abstract
In Erik Homburger Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, adolescence is the fifth stage. The main problem of this stage is the identity crisis, although not in its critical sense. In this article, identity is explored based on this theory in the Arabic young adult novel Cappuccino and the Persian Call Me Ziba. The novel Cappuccino is written by Fatima Sharafeddin, a Lebanese writer, and Call Me Ziba, is written by Farhad Hassanzadeh, an Iranian writer. The atmosphere of both novels is narrated in contemporary era. The main characters in Cappuccino are a young girl and a young boy, and the main character in Call Me Ziba is a young girl. These characters are involved in challenges and try to solve them. In Cappuccino, family violence of men against women is the main theme. Call Me Ziba portrays the most acute life conditions for adolescents and the possibility of getting rid of them. Paying attention to adolescence in order to form a successful identity has been the concern of many non-literary researches, but in literary studies, less attention has been paid to this period and the notion of identity; Therefore, in this research, the two novels are examined by using Erikson's theory, descriptive-analytical method, and the comparative literature approach. The results indicate that in the novels Cappuccino and Call Me Ziba, adolescent characteristics are placed in three categories based on Erikson's psychosocial development theory: 1) Identity crisis; 2) Identity-seeking, which itself includes the subcategories of identification, receiving social support and adolescent protest against the value system of adults in adolescence; and 3) Fidelity. Upon examining the place of identity and identity challenges of youngs in the novels Cappuccino and Call Me Ziba, it can be concluded that encouragement to patience, love of family, respect for elders, support of family members, understanding of family's unfavorable economic situation, and fidelity to family members are emphasized a lot.


 
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